About Us The Law Office of Thomas N. Yeager is a full service law firm serving individual, corporate, and governmental clients on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Tom Yeager is an experienced trial lawyer engaged in the general practice of law. Mr. Yeager is a former Deputy State's Attorney for Kent County, Maryland. Mr. Yeager's areas of practice include local government law, civil litigation, real estate settlements, wills, estate administration, landlord tenant, personal injury, family law and domestic matters including representation of victims of domestic violence, motor vehicle offenses, and criminal defense. Mr. Yeager has extensive trial experience in Circuit, District, and Juvenile Courts including numerous jury trials. He has successfully handled a wide range of cases from landlord tenant to drug kingpin. In addition to Mr. Yeager, the firm has an of counsel attorney, Lindley M. "Lee" Cowperthwait, Jr., and an associate attorney, Carolyn K. Stup. Mr. Cowperthwait has over forty-five years of trial experience and is a noted author and lecturer in trial procedures and tactics. Mrs. Stup formerly practiced telecommunications law and is now engaged in general practice.